Insights into the oxida•tion mechanism of veratryl alcohol and its role as redox mediator in lignin peroxidase from Phanerochaete chrysosporium: a theore•tical study

Abstract

Veratryl alcohol (VA) is a secondary metabolite of the fungus P. chrysosporium and is the main substrate of lignin peroxidase. VA acts as a redox mediator enhancing the oxida on of lignin model compounds and a! er being oxidized to a radical species by r